Mario's Game Gallery/FUNdamentals (Windows) Gameplay
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- Also known as how to get sick of Mario's voice in no time flat.
So, this game actually has seen footage uploaded of it on a multitude of occasions, but every video I've seen is of the DOS version. There was an enhanced Windows (and presumably Macintosh) port that features a higher resolution and better visual detail, and I decided I would go ahead and fill that void, so here we are! There isn't too much different with the way this plays as opposed to the DOS version, aside from the inclusion of the drop-down menus, but hey, it's something. Plus, this game's very existence is just weird and bizarre, so documenting it is always fun.
Yeah, so this game...it's a collection of five stock tabletop games, except you're playing them with Mario. The games here are Checkers, Go Fish, Backgammon, Dominoes, and Yacht (or better known as Yahtzee). Oh, and it's on a computer, not a Nintendo console. Wait, what!?
Yeah, I don't have any explanation for that. I was at least able to venture a guess that Nintendo only contracted Mario is Missing/Mario's Time Machine under pressure that their games were rotting their kids' brains, but I honest to goodness can't think of a genuine reason for why they would commission this one. Or maybe Interplay just paid Nintendo a lot of money for the license, who knows.
Of course, the most noteworthy thing about this game and the piece of trivia most famously associated with it is that it's the first video game we ever hear Mario's current voice actor, Charles Martinet, provide the voice (though we did hear him in some pinball tables prior). But what's more interesting to me is that Mario isn't a mostly-mute protagonist in this game like he is in virtually all of Nintendo's games; here, he actually talks in complete sentences. And...boy, I think you'll quickly realize why that's not usually the case. His voice is charming in small doses, but it can get grating after extended periods of nonstop talking, and unfortunately he never knows when to keep his mouth shut in this game. But hey, if you ever wanted to hear Mario talk for longer than simple "yahoos", now is your chance.
Funny I should mention that, actually -- I found my copy of this game at TooManyGames 2021 (a yearly retro game convention in the Philadelphia area), which Charles Martinet himself was a special guest at. Yes, seriously. Could that timing of me finding it have been any more coincidental? And yes, I said hi to him while I was there, amusingly he couldn't remember if this or Mario Teaches Typing was his first one but I'm fairly certain this was. I didn't pay for an autograph, but my disc was loose anyway and permanent marker can damage discs over time so it was just as well.
A lot of people like to rip on this game, but to be honest, I really don't think it's that bad. Removed from the Mario branding, it's a perfectly serviceable way to play these famous board games. The AI is fairly competent (though difficulty settings would have been nice), the animations are cute and charming, and the games are quite faithful to how they are meant to be played with a little bit of Mario flavor. I feel like I've played worse board game compilations than this, which should tell you something as someone very familiar with this era of computer gaming.
Comments on each individual game:
Checkers: So this one has an annoying rule where you must jump if you can, with no option to turn it off. I've never played with anyone who considers this is a rule so this is really bizarre to me. This one went pretty well, all things considered.
Go Fish: Oh man I absolutely got steamrolled on this one. No description can do it justice, just watch the slow-motion trainwreck that was the end of this game happen for yourself.
Dominoes: So this one is short enough that I decided to play it several times, and I swear the game really prefers Mario to win. I often get handed a really lousy stack when starting. I basically just kept playing until I won...so get ready to see me lose a lot.
Backgammon: Thanks to my dad being a huge fan of this game, some of his skill has passed down to me. I made a few very risky moves but they ended up paying off. Pardon if I spend a while agonizing over moves; this is a game that requires a lot of strategy and can't always be rushed.
Yacht: I assume "Yahtzee" was trademarked so they just went with the closest sounding word. I'll be honest, I have no experience playing Yahtzee at all, I know the rules and all but I am not familiar with strategies or anything. Just as well, because I lost this one too. Oh well.
I hope you enjoy this video! I know it's been a while since I uploaded, and no this isn't the "special" thing I teased on my channel (that thing is stuck in development limbo again, sadly), but hopefully this shows I'm not completely missing in action.
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Charles Martinet is retiring. Nintendo put out a statement, but failed to mention that THIS was the first game he ever voiced Mario in, NOT Mario 64.
I don't really take issue with that. This game is largely a footnote in Mario's game lineage and isn't technically an official Nintendo release either, so their wording in the statement was technically correct (they explicitly mentioned "Nintendo games" and they also said "as far back as" which doesn't necessarily imply it definitively is the oldest example). Also, even this game wasn't the first time he was voiced by him either -- that honor goes to a pinball machine released a little before this.
Really.
Believe it or not, being forced to jump a piece if you're able to is an official rule of checkers... even though nobody I've ever played with has used that rule, either.
Interesting! Guess it goes to show what I know, haha.
Welcome back to TH-cam, Mr. Eight-Three-One! How have you been doing lately? I've been having an excellent time! Anyhow, I had no idea, there was a board game compilation based on Nintendo's Mario character. This one looks fabulous.
this technically isn't the first time charles martinet voiced mario; that honour goes to the Gottlieb mario pinball table that was released in 1992 (although charles wasn't credited for his voicework on that machine)
Oh okay, I forgot about that part. I fixed the description now. Thank you!
This is a very interesting piece of Mario history
The game itself is nothing special but as far as Mario games are concerned you can so a lot worse (especially since I’ve heard pinball land and sticker Star are considered one of the weaker Mario games and those were actually made by Nintendo)
It’s worth it to hear Charles martinet as Mario before super Mario 64 and the memes with Mario playing go fish are really funny
Seriously this Mario interacting with the cdi king harkinian is a laugh riot
Sticker Star and Ultra Smash are far worse than this game, and those were official stuff.
@@EdmacZ I agree I wish more Nintendo fanboys admitted that even the Nintendo produced Mario games have their stinkers here and there
I do appreciate Nintendo for allowing indie games on the switch but even so that doesn’t mean Nintendo didn’t do things I don’t approve of
As a side note I feel like hotel Mario got the same circle jerk as sonic 06 where it’s labeled as the worst (insert franchise) game ever
I mean different strokes for different folks but pinbal land, sticker Star, and even some of the weaker Mario party games exists
And if we’re going to talk sonic then sonic Labrynth still exists
Mah boi
Mario sent the player to the Shadow Realm on that Go Fish game.
this was my favorite Mario game lol
Not only was the first game that Charles Martinet voiced Mario, but it’s one of only 2 games where he was Martinet fully voiced Mario; other being Mario Teaches Typing 2. And before you ask, no. Sunshine doesn’t count as even though the game features full voice acting for the cutscenes, Mario isn’t. And a lot of his actual voice clips used in the gameplay are reused from SM64.
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Smg4 brought me here on one of these Mario voices.
So strange to think that the early-to-mid 90s had all these off-brand Mario games popping all over the place. Must've felt weird to be a Mario fan in those days, and I wouldn't be surprised if the brand was horribly cheapened until Mario 64 hit the scene.
The closest we get nowadays are those Rabbids crossovers which are joint efforts with Ubisoft. And even then are exclusive to Nintendo systems.
This is official...
Let me guess does Mario listen to yacht rock while playing yacht or Yahtzee
My favorite game from this program is Go Fish.
I enjoyed playing this on an emulator, thanks to the internet archive.
come here fishy fishy!
Mario officially on PC?!
"Bowzers" LOL
At 19:46 Love Mario's Face In The Help Dominos Stuff!😁
17:45 Mario's combo game is insane
i aways i like mario voices. i like it. the voice actor.
i like the sound of cartoon.
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Mario uno de los mejores personajes del mundo este juego es arte
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Which computer was you playing this game on?
Pretty sure it was Windows 95 or Windows 98
*Were you
I have bit question, will you play Maui Mallard on pc too? It’s made by Disney power play on pc like toy story. I hopefully it will playing.
I actually do have that game, but chances are pretty slim I will ever do a video of it. Firstly, there's already a full walkthrough of it up on TH-cam, so I wouldn't have anything new to add. Second, to be honest, and I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I actually really didn't enjoy that game. I found the game unfairly frustrating in several places and that the mechanics were really clunky. It's one of those games I just don't see the hype behind and it's not one I really have any desire to play through again.
Mario Go Fish
Is Yacht gambling for kids, or am I just making that up?
It's basically Yahtzee.
Interesting history
18:15 I Guess i'm going fishing.
18:38 I Guess i'm going fishing.
2:34
Go Fish
18:10 little toadies
Eureka
0:24
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